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Four weeks ago in this column, we debated whether or not Silk Sonic had made a bad move by releasing Leave the Door Open the same week as Drake s
Scary Hours 2 three-pack, which occupied all the top three spots on the Hot 100 that week and left Silk Sonic to debut at No. 4. On a scale of 1-10, how surprised are you that it s turned out to be a mostly moot point, as Door has climbed to No. 1 in its fifth week?
Rania Aniftos: Around a 3. Despite Drake’s chart takeover last month, Bruno and Anderson have been steadily continuing to promote “Leave the Door Open” in creative, funny ways – whether it be a Fortnite dance, a live version of the song or sassy social media posts. They’ve kept “Leave the Door Open” fun, relevant and in our heads, and I m not too surprised that as a result, the song naturally climbed up the Hot 100.
Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars are Silk Sonic
In March, it looked like Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak might ve missed their best shot at a No. 1 for the lead single from their joint Silk Sonic project, when Leave the Door Open debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, below the three tracks from Drake s
Scary Hours 2 song pack.
But a month later, the song has proven it didn t waste its only chance in that debut week. After climbing to No. 2 a few weeks ago, the song finally jumps to No. 1 in its fifth week on its listing helped by top-five performance in all three component metrics of radio, sales, and streams, and given an extra boost by a pair of CD single versions of the track that shipped to consumers during the prior chart week.